Cornucopia explores the health and economic implications of U.S. farm policy. Using a corn farm in
rural South Dakota as his starting point, Johnson reviews the history of agricultural policies in America to
understand how large-scale, industrial agriculture came to play such a large role in U.S. and world food
production. He also discusses the role of agricultural policies in the on-going “food for fuel” debate, as well
as the linkages between agricultural outputs and health outcomes. As the U.S. battles with a burgeoning
epidemic of dietary disease - including some of the highest rates of obesity, diabetes, and hypertension in
the developed world - it is especially important to understand where our food comes from and its relation to
health, nutrition, and economic mobility. Ensuring America’s health and well-being requires us to first return
to the farm.

The Author:

D. Patrick Johnson grew up in the Great Plains of South Dakota surrounded by corn fields. He currently
works in Washington, D.C. as an associate with Booz Allen Hamilton’s Diplomacy and International
Development practice. Johnson’s professional focus in the agricultural sector includes program strategy,
design, and management. He. is a regularly featured speaker at universities, think tanks, government forums,
and international conferences. His work has taken him to over 35 countries across Africa, the Americas,
Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

Table of Contents:

Preface; List of Figures; One - You Are What You Eat; Two - On The Farm; Three - America’s Cornucopia;
Four - How We Got Fat, Part I; Five - The American Diet; Six - How We Got Fat, Part II; Seven - HFCS and
Health; Eight - Big Food, Meet Big Tobacco; Nine - Lessons from the Pyramid; Ten - The Case for Reform;
Eleven - Fixing the System; Twelve - Local, Regional, National; Thirteen - Getting It Right at W&M;
Fourteen - Summary and Conclusion; Appendix; References

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As the most substantial health care reform in almost half a century, President Obama’s health care overhaul was as historic as it
was divisive. In its aftermath, the debate continues.
Drawing on decades of experience in health care policy, health care delivery reform, and economics, Rosemary Gibson and
Janardan Prasad Singh provide a non-partisan analysis of the reform and what it means for America and the its future. The
authors shine a light on truths that have been hidden behind a raucous debate marred by political correctness on both sides of the
aisle. They show how health care reform was enacted only with the consent of health insurance companies, drug firms, device
manufacturers, hospitals and other special interests that comprise the medical-industrial complex, which gained millions of new
customers with the stroke of a pen. Health care businesses in a market-oriented system are designed to generate revenue which
runs counter to affordable health care.
Gibson and Singh take a broader perspective on health care reform, not as a single issue, but as part of the economic life of
the nation. The national debate unfolded while the banking and financial system teetered on the brink of collapse. The authors
trace uncanny similarities between the health care industry and the unfettered banking and financial sector. They argue that a
fast-changing global economy will have profound implications for the country’s economic security and the jobs and health care
benefits that come with it, and predict that global competition will shape the future of employer-provided insurance more than the
health care reform law.
The Authors:

Rosemary Gibson is a distinguished leader in U.S. health care. At the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, she
designed and led national initiatives to improve health care. She was vice president of the Economic and Social
Research Institute and served as senior associate at the American Enterprise Institute. She is principal author of Wall of
Silence and The Treatment Trap. She serves as an editor for the Archives of Internal Medicine series, Less is More.
Janardan Prasad Singh is an economist at the World Bank. He has been a member of the International Advisory
Council for several prime ministers of India. He worked on economic policy at the American Enterprise Institute
and on foreign policy at the United Nations. He has written extensively on health care, social policy, and economic
development. He was a member of the Board of Contributors of the Wall Street Journal. He is co-author of Wall of
Silence and The Treatment Trap.

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